Healthier Simple White Cake

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs , at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1.75 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 cups low-fat , 1%

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.

2. 2

   Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light, fluffy, and noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in vanilla with the last egg. Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl; mix into butter mixture until well combined. Stir in milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until the cake springs back to the touch, 30 to 40 minutes.